oyster plant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oyster plant
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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About 30 oyster-processing plants have run out of product and shut down, putting as many as 900 people out of work, said Wayne Eldridge, owner of J&W Marine Enterprises and an oyster plant operator himself.
From Reuters • May 9, 2010
Scrape some oyster plant and drop quickly into cold water with a few drops of vinegar to prevent its turning dark.
From Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs by Anonymous
Scrape and cut the oyster plant into small pieces and boil until tender, in water with a teaspoonful of vinegar in it.
From 365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year by Anonymous
Description.—The vegetable oyster plant, sometimes called purple goat's-beard, or salsify, is indigenous to some portions of Great Britain.
From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.
Its armor hardly yields before that of the oyster plant.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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